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A-LevelEconomicsMacroeconomics: InflationMay/June 2012Paper 1 Q241 Mark

The figures show the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of a country. (1990 = 100) [Figure 24.1] What can be deduced from the data?

AThere was hyperinflation between 1990 and 2007.
BThe rate of inflation rose in 2009.
CThe rate of inflation in 2008 was 4%.
DThe country experienced inflation in each year from 2008 to 2010.

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2012 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Macroeconomics: Inflation and is worth 1 mark.

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